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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 THE WOODSIDE HERALD PAGE 1

VOL. 76, NO. 14 WOODSIDE, L.I.C., N.Y. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 25 CENTS

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ANOROC CLUB WELCOMES MICHAEL GIANARIS

EASTER BUNNY VISITS

KIWANIS FLAG DAY PARADE URGENT MEETING

Story and Photos by Luke Adams

On Monday, April 5th the Anoroc Demo-cratic Club held their regularly scheduledmeeting with special guest AssemblymanMichael Gianaris. On hand to greet himwere the district leaders of the club DeidreFeerick and John Smyth. Those that arrivedearly gathered on the back deck to wait thestart of the meeting. The back deck is fa-mous for the clubs summer BBQ’s, whichhelps to make for a most enjoyable meeting.

Gianaris, who has put his hat in the ringfor 12th District State Senate after currentSenator George Onorato announced plansin January to step down. The 12th Districtencompasses Woodside, Sunnyside, andLong Island City. The members of the clubwere impressed with Michael and therefore,happy to announce their endorsement ofhim and will help with his petition drive.They look forward to helping him get elected.

On the back deck before the meeting-(B) Deidre Feerick, Rita Manton, MichaelGianaris, John Smyth, Tom Bornaman, Don McCallan and Jon Winkleman. (F)State Committeewoman Marie Konecko, Gert McDonald and Anna Damis.

Assemblyman Michael Gianaris, DistrictLeaders Deidre Feerick and John Smyth.

Anna Damis, Michael Gianaris, DeidreFeerick and Ona Whitman ask Michaelsome last minute questions, and were kindenough to pose for the Woodside Herald.

THE SUNNYSIDE / WOODSIDE LIONS CLUBSpring brought the beautiful weather to

the annual Lions Easter Bunny celebration,which was once again a success with morethan 60 children and their parents in atten-dance! Boy Scout Troop 390 provided superbassistance in the preparations and event coor-dination along with dedicated Lions mem-bers who chipped in to coordinate and obtainmaterials for the scheduled events. The morethan 60 children played numerous gamessuch as Egg/Spoon relay race, Simon Says,Musical Chairs and the traditional Easter egghunt. Thank you’s go to event organizerNorberto, as well as Frances, Ona and Eddie.And a very special thank you to Father Brian,Pastor of Queen of Angel Church who kindlyprovided the parish center for the Easter party.

SAVE OUR FLAG DAY PARADE!!

April 13th @ 7 PMTuesday Evening @ All Saint’s

Church 43-12 46th Street,Sunnyside, NY 11104

(one block north of Queens Blvd.)

( more photos on page 7 )

This event has been marching in our community over forty years. Year after year we send invitations to the wholecommunity, and press releases to speak about the event and invite participation and there are very few responses.We need the participation of shopkeepers and community members- WE NEED YOU!Are you a Church? School? Own a business? Part of a local Sports Team/ Organization?Have you not participated in this yearly event? If so, we’d like to know why not?We’d love your input so please help us, please participate and please help make this the huge community event thatwe’ve always envisioned it to be.This is a great opportunity to make a difference and have a voice in the parade plans. Join your community leaders-please attend or send a representative.A short video of our last parade will be presented so don’t miss it.

AssemblywomanCatherine Nolan

Republican(GOP)

MeetingThe monthly Republican meeting

will be held Monday, APRIL 12th at7:30PM at the Nak Won Reformed

Church, 41-20 Queens Blvd.

Please use the side entrance on 42nd Street.All Republican Members Are Invited

To HostCo-Op/Condo Forum

Sunday, April 18th

@ 1:00-3:00 pmSunnyside Reform Church (see page 7)


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CROWLEY SUPPORTS PASSAGE OF SMALLBUSINESS AND JOBS PROMOTION BILLS

Congressman JosephCrowley (D-Queens, the Bronx)voted in support of two criticalinitiatives aimed at creating jobsand strengthening our economy.The Small Business and Infra-structure Jobs Tax Act (H.R.4849) and the Disaster Relief andSummer Jobs Act (H.R. 4899)both passed the House yesterday– H.R. 4849 by a vote of 246 to178 and H.R. 4899 by a vote of239 to 175.

“From Westchester Square toJackson Heights and across thenation, small businesses are theengines of economic growth inour economy – accounting for80% of the new jobs created inAmerica,” said CongressmanCrowley. “The Democratic Con-gress knows that the best way tocreate new jobs and fuel eco-nomic growth is to enact policiesthat will strengthen and supportour small businesses.”

The Small Business and In-frastructure Jobs Act is a $16billion small businesspackage that will spur invest-ment in local rebuilding projectsand help our small businessesgrow, hire and continue fuelingour economy. Specifically, thebill cuts IRS penalties and pa-perwork for legitimate mistakes

by small business owners, tem-porarily eliminates capital gainstaxes on small businesses, andprovides new tax incentives forentrepreneurs so they can havethe resources they need to makeit easier to start a new business.Additionally, the bill extends thesuccessful “Build AmericaBond” program, which was cre-ated only 1 year ago in the Re-covery Stimulus Act and has de-livered over $6.5 billion in newinvestment money to New York,keeping people working. Thesebonds have been used to investin transit improvements at theMetropolitan Transportation Au-thority (MTA), as well as publicimprovements for the City ofNew York.

The Summer Jobs Act willprovide $600 million to supportthe creation of over 300,000 sum-mer jobs for youth ages 16 to 21.Youth unemployment is high(18.5 percent for those age 16-24), even higher among AfricanAmerican and Latino teens (42percent and 30 percent respec-tively). Additionally, the newlegislation temporarily extendsthe Recovery Stimulus Act’ssmall business lending program,which has eliminated the feesnormally charged for loans

through the Small Business Ad-ministration 7(a) and 504 loanprograms and increased the gov-ernment guarantees on 7(a) loansfrom 75% to 90%. Since its cre-ation, the program has supportednearly $23 billion in small busi-ness lending, which helped tocreate or retain over 560,000 jobs.

“Passage of these two jobs-creation bills is just the latest steptaken by the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives to help grow oureconomy. Right now, our fullattention is on putting Ameri-cans back to work, and keepingU.S. businesses – large and small– competitive, strong and grow-ing,” said Congressman Crowley.

Congress’ full attention is oncreating jobs and stabilizing andstrengthening the economy. InDecember, the House passed theJobs for Main Street Act and ear-lier this month President Obamasigned into law the HIRE Act,which provides incentivesfor businesses to hire workers.These bills included critical in-vestments in small businesses,state infrastructure projects suchas school construction, and sup-port for job training programsthat are keeping police andfirefighters on the street andteachers in classrooms.

CROWLEY CONNECTIONS:NEWS FROM THE 7th DISTRICT

Dear Friends,

On March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law the largest single investment in highereducation in history. I was proud to vote for this measure, and I want to let you know about someof the ways that this new law will make college more affordable and accessible.

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act will invest $36 billion in the Pell grantprogram, which provides grants to low- and middle-income students. This will not onlyincrease the maximum award, but starting in 2013, the scholarship will be linked to inflationto match rising costs-of-living.

To improve student borrowing, this measure converts all new federal student lending to thestable, effective and cost-efficient Direct Loan program. The Direct Loan program is a morereliable lender for students and more cost-effective for taxpayers. Over 10 years, this changewill save taxpayers $61 billion and reduce the deficit by at least $10 billion, according to thenon-partisan Congressional Budget Office.

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act also makes federal loans more affordablefor borrowers to repay through the Income Based Repayment program, by ensuring thatbeginning in 2014, new borrowers will not have to pay more than 10 percent of their incomeeach month.

Finally, this law will provide $2 billion for community colleges to develop and improveeducational or career training programs, making even more educational opportunities avail-able for students. I believe that these investments are a crucial step to help make our economystrong and competitive again. President Obama has set a goal of the United States producingthe world’s largest share of college graduates by 2020, and this law will help get us there.

Please know that I will continue fighting to make a higher education a possibility for everystudent, so that more people can reach the American dream.

Sincerely,Joe

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Assemblymember Michael DenDekker JoinsCAMPAIGN TO BRING DECOMISSIONEDSPACE SHUTTLE TO NEW YORK CITY

Rep. Maloney: “Jobs Numbers Show ThatNew York’s Economy Continues To Recover”

Congresswoman Carolyn B.Maloney (D-NY), Chair of theJoint Economic Committee, is-sued the following statement re-garding the release of Februaryunemployment data for the Stateof New York by the U.S. Bureauof Labor Statistics. The datashowed that while the state’sunemployment did not changefrom January to February, re-maining at 8.8%, non-farm em-ployment increased by 5,800jobs in New York.

“Today’s state numbers show

ASSEMBLYMEMBER DENDEKKERSPONSORS BLOOD DRIVE IN APRIL

This event is being conductedby the New York Blood Centerproviding Queens residents withthe opportunity to give the giftof life. Saturday, April 10, 2010,Assemblymember Michael

DenDekker (D-JacksonHeights) will sponsor a blooddrive at the Msgr. McClancyMemorial High School gymna-sium, located at 71-06 31st Avein East Elmhurst. It will run

from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ifyou’re interested in donating tothe blood drive, or have ques-tions, please contact Ms. HelenOhw, Constituent Liaison, at(718) 457-0384.

Assemblymember MichaelDenDekker (D-Jackson Heights)has joined the campaign to bringone of three soon-to-be-decom-missioned space shuttles to NewYork City. In a March 31, 2010,letter to NASA AdministratorMajor General (Ret.) Charles F.Bolden, Jr., AssemblymanDenDekker urged the allocationof a space shuttle to the IntrepidSea, Air & Space Museum inNew York City.

“Donating one of the shuttlesto the Intrepid Sea, Air & SpaceMuseum would not only pre-serve this valuable equipmentfor future generations,” Assem-bly DenDekker wrote, “but alsopay tribute to the many NewYorkers who have over the yearsled the way in space travel, orworked closely with the aero-space industry.”

At this time, three spaceshuttles are scheduled for retire-

ment by the end of 2010 – Atlantis,Endeavour, and Discovery – andmany of New York State’s electedofficials have joined the cam-paign to give one of them a newpermanent home in the nation’slargest city.

“The transfer of a retiredspace shuttle to New York Statewould continue to boost thestate’s attractiveness as a traveldestination,” AssemblyDenDekker added. “At a time

when New York State is facingsevere financial challenges, any-thing that yields increased tour-ism and increased employmentis worth supporting.”

Figures released by the In-trepid Sea, Air & Space Mu-seum provide some idea of justhow significant that economicboost would be. Placement ofthe shuttle at the Intrepid wouldgenerate up to $71 million peryear in direct spending, in addi-

tion to $106 million in new eco-nomic activity.

“I urge my fellow New York-ers to take a moment of their timeto visit the Intrepid Sea, Air &Space Museum’s website to signthe petition and learn more aboutthe museum and its campaign,”Assemblymember DenDekkerconcluded. The Intrepid Sea, Air& Space Museum website can beaccessed at: http://www.intrepidmuseum.org

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“Now we need to continue to promoteinitiatives that spur economic growth

and job creation in all sectors of economyacross New York and our country.”

that New York’s economy con-tinues to recover from the worstrecession since the Great Depres-

sion. For the second consecutivemonth, the state’s private sectorgained jobs – 8,100 in February,”said Maloney. “And, while thestate’s unemployment rate re-

mained the same, New York City’srate decreased from 10.4% in Janu-ary to 10.2% in February.”

“However, the fact remainsthat far too many people in NewYork City and across our state arestill unemployed and looking forwork. In February, 2,300 public

sector jobs were lost, highlightingthe difficult budgetary situationsthat New York’s state and localgovernments continue to face. Inthe weeks and months to come, Iam committed to working withmy colleagues to examine and re-verse this trend. The RecoveryAct worked to stabilize oureconomy, which was on the vergeof collapse. Now we need to con-tinue to promote initiatives thatspur economic growth and jobcreation in all sectors of economyacross New York and our country.”



Council Calls for Improvements to Child Nutrition ActIntroduces Resolution and Announces Coordinated Effort with Other Urban Cities

Smart Investment Moves for 2010

City Council SpeakerChristine C. Quinn and Coun-cil Members Helen Diane Fos-ter, Lewis Fidler, Robert Jack-son and Annabel Palma intro-duced a resolution this weekcalling for key improvementsto the Child Nutrition Act,which is currently pending re-authorization by Congress.The Child Nutrition Act is thefederal legislation that deter-mines school food policy andresources, including the Fed-eral School Lunches andSchool Breakfast programs.

New York City and Statehave much at stake based onthe outcome of the reauthoriza-tion. Childhood obesity hasdoubled in New York over thepast 25 years and now accountsfor $242 million in statewidemedical costs. In addition, onein five children in New YorkCity relies on emergency foodprograms for meals.

“New York City familieshave been hit hard by the reces-sion, and now more than everwe need to make sure our chil-dren have access to healthymeals,” said Speaker ChristineC. Quinn. “The City Councilhas been working to fight twoof the biggest challenges fac-

ing our city – hunger and obe-sity. And with a few key im-provements to the Child Nutri-tion Act, we’ll be able to pro-vide free meals to tens of thou-sands of additional students,and improve the nutrition levelof food we serve in our schools.”

There are many existingimprovements to the Child Nu-trition Act that have the sup-port of the Council, includingdirect certification of eligibil-ity, extending the Women, In-fants and Children (WIC) Pro-gram re-certification periodfrom 6 months to 1 year, and a$50 million farm-to-schoolgrant program.

However, the Council stillhas a number of significantconcerns with the current bill,and is calling for the follow-ing changes that would sig-nificantly benefit children inNew York City and aroundthe country:

Increasing the funding levelfrom $450 million to $1 billionper year to match PresidentObama’s proposal Ensuring thevaluable Supplemental Nutri-tion Assistance Program - Edu-cation (SNAP Ed) Program isnot sacrificed for other nutri-tion programs.

Extending a proposed pilotprogram to directly certify Med-icaid recipients for free lunchesto a full, nationwide program

“Healthy bodies makehealthy minds and healthy chil-dren make for a healthy fu-ture,” said Council Member

Lewis A. Fidler, Chair of theYouth Services Committee.“Ensuring proper nutrition forour nation’s children is not justa goal, it is a necessity.”

“Hungry children can’tconcentrate, and if they can’tconcentrate they can’t learn,”said Council Member RobertJackson, Chair of the Educa-tion Committee. “It is essen-tial that we eliminate hungerand nutritional deficiencies inthis country, one of theworld’s most advanced andwealthiest nations.”

“Child nutrition programsare a crucial safety net for low-

income children and help fami-lies stretch limited resources,”said Council Member AnnabelPalma, Chair of the GeneralWelfare Committee. “TheChild Nutrition and WIC Re-authorization Act is an oppor-tunity to expand and strengthenthese vital and successful pro-grams which provide childrenwith the year-round nutritionthey need to grow up strongand healthy.”

“Congress has a significantopportunity this year to pass aChild Nutrition Reauthoriza-tion that dramatically expandsaccess to healthy meals forschool children and advancesus towards the goal of endingchild hunger by 2015 – but theywon’t get there without strongadvocacy,” said Lucy Cabrera,Ph.D., President & CEO of theFood Bank For New York City.“I thank Speaker Quinn and theCity Council for sending Con-gress a clear message that thisis what New York City needs,and that Child Nutrition im-provements must not come atthe cost of other valuable nutri-tion programs.”

“School meals are the pri-mary source of food for manyNew York City kids, espe-

cially the children served byCity Harvest and other anti-hunger organizations,” saidJilly Stephens, Executive Di-rector of City Harvest. “Wesupport the New York CityCouncil’s priorities for theChild Nutrition Act and askthat Congress provide at least$1 billion per year in addi-tional funding to match Presi-dent Obama’s proposal.”

“We are fighting hard to en-sure that Congress uses theChild Nutrition Reauthoriza-tion Bill to provide serious re-sources to help meet PresidentObama’s goal of end U.S. childhunger by 2015. We are thrilledthat Speaker Quinn and theCouncil are providing suchstrong leadership in that effort,”said Joel Berg, Executive Di-rector of the New York CityCoalition Against Hunger.

In addition to the resolu-tion, Speaker Quinn and theCouncil Members have sentletters to key members of Con-gress, urging them to take upthese amendments. The Coun-cil is also reaching out to othercities across New York Stateand the country, to for a unitedfront in seeking improvementsto the bill.

As an investor, you mightwonder what the new year has instore for you. While economicand market forces are, as always,somewhat unpredictable, the over-all outlook is generally favorable— and by making the right moves,you can further improve yourchances of making 2010 a goodyear for your portfolio.

And one of the best movesyou can make is to stay invested.If you had jumped out of the mar-ket during the long downturn fromlate 2007 through March 2009,you would have missed quite arally. In fact, the Dow Jones In-dustrial Average staged a consid-erable comeback from its Marchlows, climbing 61.1 percent in2009. The S & P 500 rose 66.7percent off of its low.

Still, it’s unlikely that we’llexperience returns in this neigh-borhood for 2010. Although wemay see reasonably strong growthin corporate earnings — a keydriver of stock prices — stocksare no longer as undervalued asthey were when the rally began.

However, although we stillface some significant issues,such as high unemployment andtight credit, most experts pre-dict that the economic recoverywill continue in 2010, thoughnot at a sizzling pace. And agrowing economy is usually

good news for investors.Of course, despite the poten-

tially favorable investment envi-ronment, there’s always the pos-sibility of bumps in the road. Toprotect yourself, consider takingthese steps:

Stick with “buy and hold.”Despite some claims that “buy-and-hold” is no longer a viableinvestment strategy giventoday’s volatile markets, itworked pretty well for those in-vestors who were patient enoughto ride out the bear market. Con-tinue looking for quality invest-ments and holding them untilthey no longer meet your needsor until the fundamentals of theinvestments themselves change.

Own some short-term invest-ments. During the long bear mar-ket, short-term investments, par-ticularly cash, held up better thanmost other assets. Yet many in-vestors had too little cash in theirportfolios. Don’t make that mis-take. Keep an appropriate amountof cash for your age, income level,risk tolerance and long-term goals.

Consider adding fixed-in-come investments. By owningsome fixed-income vehicles, suchas bonds, you can help reduce theeffects of volatility on your port-folio. And if you hold your bondsuntil maturity, which is often awise move, you can rely on them

for a source of steady income. Asalways, make sure you understandthe risks before investing.

Watch for changes in invest-ment taxes. In the coming year,the tax rate may increase for long-term capital gains and stock divi-dends. If that happens, you mayneed to review your investmentmix. However, even if the long-term capital gains rate rises, you’llstill likely be better off holdingquality investments for manyyears, thereby giving them thetime to potentially overcomeshort-term price volatility. Andeven if taxes rise on dividends,dividend-paying stocks, with theirability to provide both incomeand growth potential, can be avaluable part of your portfolio.(Keep in mind, though, that com-panies may reduce or eliminatedividends at any time).

No one can say for sure what2010 will bring to the investmentworld. But by preparing your in-vestment strategy for a range ofpossibilities, and by makingchanges as needed, you can makethis a year of progress towardyour important financial goals.This article was written by EdwardJones for use by your local EdwardJones Financial Advisor VincentRenda located at 47-01 QueensBlvd. Suite 203 Sunnyside NY11104. Phone him at 718-361-1306.



SENATOR ONORATOURGES MTA CHAIRMAN TOFIND ALTERNATIVES TO

LAYOFFS OF 500 SUBWAY STATION EMPLOYEESSays Station Attendants Are Vital to Ensuring Station Safetyand Security, and Are First Line of Defense AgainstFarebeaters Who Cost the MTA $27 Million a YearState Senator George Onorato, the chairman of the State Senate Labor Commit-

tee, is calling upon Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman JayWalder to seek alternatives to laying off more than 500 subway station attendantswho help to ensure public safety and who can help to save some of the $27 millionlost to the MTA each year through turnstile jumping.

In a letter to Chairman Walder, Senator Onorato noted the serious economicchallenges facing the MTA and New York State as a whole, but said,”Layoffs area drastic response that rip apart the security of affected employees and their families.Job losses also have a direct ripple effect on the local economy and governments bytaking away the ability of workers to support local businesses and provide taxrevenues, while forcing many onto public assistance.”

As alternatives to layoffs, Senator Onorato suggested that the MTA consider theuse of stimulus funds for its operations from the American Recovery and Revital-ization Act (ARRA), and noted that new legislation being considered by Congressmay provide the MTA with significant new operating funds. In addition, the Senatorrecommended that the MTA examine its use of expensive outside contractors, as theState of New York has been doing, in an effort to identify savings and provide jobstability for MTA workers.

“The MTA’s plans to continue its construction projects signals to me that youexpect to be able to expand MTA’s operations well into the future,” Senator Onoratowrote. “New York City’s mass transit system provides a vital public service whichshould not be compromised for the current fiscal period by eliminating theindividuals who make MTA operations run so effectively for all of us.”

Parents Yes – CAPs NoOne of the longest lawsuits in Federal Court lasting eight years was finally

settled by the School for Language and Communication Development in GlenCove and the New York State Education Department. The case represents amiracle for the 100 families who were directly involved in the lawsuit. TheState Education Department had established program CAPs in 2000 limitingthe enrollment of students with disabilities at special education schoolsthroughout New York State. These 100 families fought year in and year out fortheir children to remain at SLCD.

Parents described the long-term stress of the case as excruciating. Theywere never sure whether their children were going to be pulled out of the schooland placed elsewhere. The parents represented a diverse group of minorityfamilies from all over Long Island and New York City. These parents neverwaivered in their commitment to their children or to the school. Even duringthese difficult economic times when so much of the news is depressing, theresolution of this case for these parents and children is truly a small miracle. Itis a credit to the tenacious persistence of these parents that the lawsuit wasfinally resolved. The 100 symbolize the great accomplishments that can beachieved when parents fight for what they believe.

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AN EYE ON GUTHRIEBY DEBRA S. GUTHRIE, M.D.

A Question and Answer ColumnHello! I have been an ophthalmologist (eye MD) for more than 20 years. I have had

an office in midtown Manhattan since 1987 as well as in the Sunnyside communitysince 1992.

Taking care of my patients “as people” for their eye problems has always been mypassion. I have a chatty style and easy manner that I would like to apply to a “Questionand Answer” Column a couple of times per month. Questions can range from nutritionand eye health, dry eye management, new options for the cataract patient, managementof macula degeneration, diabetic eye care, the latest in multifocal contact lenses (for theover 40 crowd), computer eye fatigue and so much more. Anything you may have aquestion about, I look forward to answering.

Please email questions to Dr. Guthrie via [email protected]

Biography:Debra Guthrie is a board certified

ophthalmologist practicing in NYC since1987. She is proud of having grown upin Queens. Her college degree is fromQueens College, her MedicalDegree(MD) from Weill Cornell Medi-cal College, and ophthalmology train-ing was done at the prestigious NewYork Eye & Ear Infirmary. Dr. Guthrieis the mom of three terrific young adult kids. She has been a member of theSunnyside Chamber of Commerce for many years. The Sunnyside office is locatedat 45-58 43rd Street.

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LaGuardia Community College Offers Test That Measures Spoken English Skills-Four Tests Given in SpringInterested in measuring your spoken English skills? LaGuardia Community College is offering thisspring a quick and interactive test that provides a detailed score report with tips on how to improve.The Versant English Test will be given on April 24, May 15, June 19 and July 17, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, in the college’s C-buildingat 29-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City. The introductory price is $39.After receiving test results, individuals can meet with a LaGuardia counselor to find out more about courses, majors, training programsand job opportunities. For more information, call (718) 482-7244.

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COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENTBY DR. ELLENMONIS TIEGEMAN, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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COUNCIL MEMBER JIMMY VAN BRAMER TOURS I.S. 204 ANDTHE ACADEMY FOR CAREERS IN TELEVISION AND FILM

COUNCIL MEMBER VAN BRAMER BRINGS RESIDENTS ANDCITY AGENCIES TOGETHER AT PACKED TOWN HALL

Injuries Down on Skillman and 43rd AvenuesStory and Photos by Angus B. Grieve-Smith

The efforts of Sunnyside andWoodside residents to makeSkillman and 43rd Avenues saferhave paid off in a big way, ac-cording to a new report from thecity Department of Transporta-tion. When the traffic signals wereretimed and bicycle lanes installedon the two avenues, people droveslower, and there was a dramaticreduction in the number of crashesresulting in injury. The projectwas one of twelve highlighted inthe 2009 Sustainable Streets In-dex, available on theDepartment’s website at nyc.gov.

In the fall of 2007, residentsalong Skillman Avenue, frus-trated with dangerous conditions,formed the Safer Skillman Av-enue Coalition. They called intraffic safety experts from Trans-portation Alternatives to surveythe avenue.

Transportation Alternativesrecommended a series of actions,which the Coalition passed on tothe Department of Transportationon January 24, 2008, with thesupport of AssemblymemberCatherine Nolan and then-Councilmember Eric Gioia.

The first recommendation wasto change the timing of the trafficsignals, because the old patternencouraged drivers to speed.When the light at 52nd Streetturned green, a driver would seegreen lights all the way ahead,and could avoid red lights all theway by driving at thirty miles perhour. The second recommenda-tion was to narrow the traffic lanes,

because drivers tend to drive fasterwith wider lanes. This narrowingcould have been done by wideningsidewalks or installing bike lanesor angle parking. The third was torepaint the lines on the street, whichhad not been done in a while. An-other recommendation was to adda traffic light at the corner of 51stStreet and Skillman Avenue.

The Department of Transpor-tation responded promptly. Theystudied the intersection of 51st andSkillman, but recommendedagainst installing a traffic signal. InMarch 2008, they adjusted the traf-fic signals on Skillman and 43rdAvenues so that a car moving fasterthan twenty miles per hour wouldbe stopped by a red light. In May2008 they painted bicycle lanes onthe avenues between Queens Bou-levard and 48th Street, and re-painted the other lane markings.

According to the SustainableStreets report, these actions haveworked. Average speeds on

Skillman Avenue between 46th and47th Streets during the morningrush went down from 30 miles perhour to 22 mph when the signalswere retimed, and then to 19 mphwhen the bicycle lanes were in-stalled. On 43rd Avenue between44th and 45th Streets, averagespeeds fell from 28 to 22 miles perhour when the signals were retimed.

Most importantly, injuries havedeclined. In 2005-2006, there were46 crashes resulting in injuries, in2006-2007 there were 43, and in2007-2008 there were 33. In thetwenty months between March2008 and November 2009, therewere 38 crashes resulting in inju-ries, an average of 23 per year. Thatis a 50% drop from the high point,and a 25% drop from the average ofthe three preceding years. It is alsoanother twenty months when therehave been no fatal crashes on eitherof the avenues. The changes havebenefited automobile drivers andtheir passengers even more than

pedestrians and bicyclists. Therewere six crashes resulting in inju-ries to cyclists per year after thechanges were made, which is aslight increase over the previousyear. Crashes resulting in injuriesto motor vehicle occupants fell from28 to 13, and those resulting ininjuries to pedestrians also droppedfrom 15 to 4.

The Safer Skillman AvenueCoalition is thrilled to know thattheir efforts have paid off. “That’seighteen to twenty-three peoplewho could have been injured this

done at the request of the Coalitionand the Chamber.

There is still room to reducethese numbers further. The WorldHealth Organization recommendsthat “Residential access roadsshould have speed limits of no morethan 30 km/h [19 mph] and designfeatures that calm traffic,” but av-erage speeds on Skillman and 43rdAvenues are still above 19 mph.

Coalition members also pointout that cars frequently drive thewrong way on Skillman and 43rdAvenues, sometimes at full speed.“Just the other day I saw a car goingeast on Skillman,” says Coalitionmember Victor Lopez. The avenueswere converted from two-way toone-way in the early 1960s, achange which has been shown toencourage speeding in cities acrossthe country.

The Coalition has also askedfor sidewalk extensions to be in-stalled at crosswalks, but the De-partment of Transportation says thatwith current budgeting priorities itmay be years before there is enoughmoney for them.

“I walk my 3 year old son todaycare along Skillman every dayand have noticed that traffic hasslowed a little due to the improve-ments,” said Coalition memberAbigail Schoneboom. “I am stillnervous about the crossings at 51st,48th and 43rd Streets, where driv-ers continue to turn recklessly with-out slowing down for pedestrians.I am very happy about the changesbut a lot remains to be done to makethe streets safe for kids.”

past year but weren’t,” said Coali-tion member Angus Grieve-Smith.

“Everyone who has supportedthese safety improvements can beproud of that. We are particularlygrateful to our neighbor Al Volpe.He did not support the bicycle lanes,but he has been a strong advocatefor retiming traffic signals.”

Injury rates may have contin-ued dropping since the study pe-riod ended. The bike lanes wereextended from 48th Street east toRoosevelt Avenue in November2009. According to John Vogt,former President of the SunnysideChamber of Commerce, this was

Over 100 People Attended aTown Hall Meeting in Woodsidewith Representatives from SevenGovernment Agencies and Spon-sored by Council Member JimmyVan Bramer.

Yesterday’s town hall meetingattracted people from across West-ern Queens who were concernedabout issues ranging from trans-portation to sanitation and housing.Many of them have been dealingwith long running problems thathave not received adequate atten-tion from city agencies in the past.

Determined to make govern-ment more responsive to the com-munities he represents, CouncilMember Van Bramer is sponsor-ing regularly scheduled town hallmeetings where residents can beheard by agency representatives andget answers.

In his opening remarks, Coun-cil Member Van Bramer spokeabout the need for more accessiblerepresentatives and government.“These town hall meetings are away to ensure that we never get farfrom the communities we serve

and remain accessible to them,”explained Council Member VanBramer. “This is the second of anumber of town hall meetings thatwe will have throughout the dis-trict on an ongoing basis. Don’tforget that I and my staff are here towork for you.”

There to answer residents’ ques-tions were representatives from theDepartment of Education, Depart-ment of Sanitation, MetropolitanTransit Authority, New York CityPolice Department, Department ofBuildings, Division of Housing and

Community Renewal, and the De-partment of Transportation.

Barely one day after the meet-ing, at least one complaint had al-ready been dealt with. A residentfrom Ravenswood Houses com-plained that garbage trucks fromthe Department of Sanitation’s de-pot on the corner of 35th Avenueand 21st Street routinely double andtriple park along 21st street, block-ing bus stops and slowing downtraffic. The next day no trucks couldbe seen parked on the streets nearthe depot.

Last week, Council Mem-ber Jimmy Van Bramer visitedIS 204 where he met with Prin-cipal Yvonne Leimsider. Theschool is separated into threedifferent academies: Yale,Harvard and Princeton. Coun-cil Member Van Bramer andPrincipal Leimsider visited sev-eral class rooms. They visitedseveral classrooms and metwith students and teachers. Thetour was an opportunity forCouncil Member Van Bramerto receive an update on its

progress. After the tour, Coun-cil Member Van Bramer hadlunch at the cafeteria.

Council Member VanBramer also visited the Acad-emy for Careers in Televisionand Film and toured the schoolwith Principal Mark Dunetz andDirector of Production UnitAlan Metzger. The Academypresents an innovative way tothink about the role that highschools play in preparing stu-dents for careers. It is a handson learning environment that

focuses on film and televisionproduction while maintainingclasses on standard subjects suchas math and science. Duringthe course of the tour, PrincipalDunetz and Council MemberVan Bramer spoke about theschool’s needs. Council Mem-ber Van Bramer also met one ofthe students at the school,Jacquelyn Gutierrez, whoshowed him a documentary shemade that has been acceptedinto the Tribeca Film festival.



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Our “doughboy” never looked better than framed with cherry blossoms.Doughboy Park, Woodside on a sunny Easter weekend.

Assemblywoman Catherine Nolanand Assembly Speaker SheldonSilver meet with LaGuardiaCommunity College President GailMellow and a group of studentsduring their recent visit to Albany.

The Queens Delegation recentlyhosted a meeting Queens DistrictAttorney Richard Brown in Albany.Included in this picture areAssemblymembers Andrew Hevesi,Grace Meng, Audrey Pheffer andCatherine Nolan. State SenatorsToby Ann Stavisky, JosephAddabbo and Frank Padavan alsojoined the meeting.

During the Queens Delegation meeting with Queens District AttorneyRichard Brown, Queens Assembly members and Senators discussed currentissues that the Queens communities are facing. DA Brown was joined byState Senators George Onorato, Senate Temporary President Malcolm Smith,Assembly members Barbara Clark, Jeff Aubry, Catherine Nolan, Mike Miller,Delegation Chair Nettie Mayersohn, David Weprin and Grace Meng.

Story and Photo by Luke Adams

At the April 1st Annual Board of Elections Meeting of the SunnysideChamber of Commerce, General Member Dan Glasser from Stray Vin-tage was elected to the Board of Directors, adding to our already strongBoard voice from Skillman which includes, Tim Chen of Quaint Restau-rant, and Rita Lowry of Welcome Home Real Estate. Lowry also movedup to Executive Board this past year going from General Member to BoardMember. Also elected to the Executive Board this year was RamiroMendez of DeMole Restaurant.

Officers elected to the board April 1st were President Ira R. Greenberg,Esq. (Leavitt, Kerson & Duane), 1st Vice President Anthony Lodati(Lowery’s Wine and Liquor), 2nd Vice President Lillian L. Gavin (DaziesRestaurant), 3rd Vice President Patricia Dorfman (Jake Films Inc.), Trea-surer Rigoberto Cardoso (New Pronto Transportation), and SecretarySherilyn Jo Sabba (Woodside Herald).

Board of Directors elected were, alphabetically Rebecca Barker(Metlife Financial Group of NY), Bruce Bendell (Major Auto Group),Tim Chen (Quaint Restaurant), Mohammed Daud (Best Western CityView Inn), Dan Glasser (Stray Vintage), Michael G. Kearney (KearneyHome Care Services), Gerald Lederman (Triad Management), Rita Lowry(Welcome Home Real Estate), Maureen Lynch (Lynch Funeral Home),Vincent Renda (Edward Jones Financial Services), Marlene Sabba (SabbaPrinting III), Roel R.Van der kooi (Sunnyside/Woodside Lions Club) andJohn Vogt (Chairman of the Board, White Castle System).

Dan Glasser, Ira Greenberg, Ramiro Mendez and Tim Chen.

EASTER BUNNY VISITS THE SUNNYSIDE / WOODSIDE LIONS CLUB(Continued From Front Page)

C. Parents are just as happy taking a picture with the Easter Bunny. D. Musical Chairs E. Members ofthe Lions Club hand out prizes to the winners of the various games. F. Elizabeth hands out bags filledwith Easter goodies. G. Ona, Elizabeth and George serve up Hot Dogs to the hungry Easter partycelebrants. H. Ruth, the Easter Bunny and Elizabeth ready to hand the prize to the winner of the eggrace. I. President of the Lions Club, Eddie and the Boys Scouts assist in the game of Simon Says.

A. Lions members Norberto, Ona, Elizabeth, Anne, George,Frances, Eddie and Mark.B. Easter Bunny with some of the children in attendance.

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File No. X2009-90 CITATIONThe People of the State of NewYork By the Grace of God Freeand Independent To: Jennifer

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFOBJECT OF ACTION STATE OFNEW YORK SUPREMECOURT: COUNTY OF QUEENSACTION TO FORECLOSE AMORTGAGE INDEX NO.:21786/09 BANK OF AMERICA,N.A. Plaintiff, vs. ROLANDOFUENTES, Defendant(s) .MORTGAGED PREMISES: 87-55 124TH STREET, RICHMONDHILL, NY 11418 SBL #: BLOCK:9333 LOT: 57 TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: You arehereby summoned to answer theComplaint in this action, and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe Complaint is not served withthis Summons, to serve a notice ofappearance, on the Plaintiff(s)attorney(s) within twenty daysafter the service of this Summons,exclusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the service iscomplete if this Summons is notpersonally delivered to you withinthe State of New York). In case ofyour failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint. The Attorneyfor Plaintiff has an office forbusiness in the County of Erie.Trial to be held in the County ofQueens. The basis of the venuedesignated above is the locationof the Mortgaged Premises. Datedthis 31st day of March, 2010,Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s)For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe

Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 TO: ROLANDOFUENTES, Defendant(s) In thisAction. The foregoing Summonsis served upon you by publication,pursuant to an order of HON.CHARLES J. MARKEY of theSupreme Court of the State of NewYork, dated the 24th day of March,2010 and filed with the Complaintin the Office of the Queens CountyClerk, in the City of Jamaica. Theobject of this action is to foreclosea mortgage upon the premisesdescribed below, executed byROLANDO FUENTES dated the21st day of July, 2006, to securethe sum of $630,000.00, andrecorded at Instrument No.2006000449230 in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County of Queens,on the 9th day of August, 2006;which mortgage was duly assignedby assignment dated the 31 st dayof January, 2008, and recorded onthe 25th day of March, 2008, inthe Office of the Clerk of QueensCounty at Instrument No.2008000120297; the plaintiff isalso holder of a mortgage in theamount of $38,126.32 whichmortgage was recorded March 25,2008 at CRFN Number2008000120298 in the Office ofthe Clerk of Queens County; saidmortgage was consolidated withthe mortgage referred to at CRFNNumber 2006000449230 by aConsolidation Agreement datedMarch 5, 2008 and recorded March25, 2008 at CRFN Number2008000120299 to form a singlelien in the amount of$665,000.00.The property in question isdescribed as follows: 87-55 124THSTREET, RICHMOND HILL, NY11418 SEE FOLLOWINGDESCRIPTION HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE NEW YORKSTATE LAW REQUIRES THATWE SEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME. IF YOU FAIL TORESPOND TO THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT IN THISFORECLOSURE ACTION, YOUMAY LOSE YOUR HOME.PLEASE READ THESUMMONS AND COMPLAINTCAREFULLY. YOU SHOULDIMMEDIATELY CONTACT ANATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCALLEGAL AID OFFICE TOOBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF.SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid office, there are governmentagencies and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by the NewYork State Banking Departmentat 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’swebsite atWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people who

PROBATE CITATION FileN o . : 2 0 0 9 - 3 1 1 0 / ASURROGATE’S COURT -QUEENS COUNTY CITATIONThe People of the State of NewYork By the Grace of God Freeand Independent To: SherlesteKing, Sherita King, DesireeFlormin, Gentry Grady, RodneyGrady, Kevin Pearson, CharlesDrakeford Jr., Valaria Flormin,Kevin Drakeford, Lisa Thomas,Alphonso F. Wilder, NiareeThomas, Anisa Thomas, RafaelThomas II, Lloyd Hobbs, AttorneyGeneral of the State of New York.The unknown distributees,legatees, devisees, heirs at law andassignees of Dora ElizabethLuciano, deceased, or their estates,if any there be, whose names,places of residence and post officeaddresses are unknown to thepetitioner and cannot with duediligence be ascertained. *That allthe above named persons to becited have a Prior/Equal Right toLetters of Administration, C.T.A.A petition having been duly filedby Lois M. Rosenblatt, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,with offices at 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, New York11435. YOU ARE HEREBYCITED TO SHOW CAUSE beforethe Surrogate’s Court, QueensCounty, at 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, 6th Floor, in Jamaica,New York, on the 27th day ofMay, 2010 at 9:30 A.M., why adecree should not be made in theestate of Dora Elizabeth Luciano,lately domiciled at 194-26 114thDrive, St. Albans, New York,admitting to probate a paper datedApril 19, 2005, a copy of which isattached, as the Will of DoraElizabeth Luciano, deceased,relating to real and personalproperty, and directing that: [X}Letters of Administration C.T.A.issue to Lois M. Rosenblatt, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1402. Dated,Attested and Sealed, March 26,2010 (L.S.) HON. ROBERT L.NAHMAN Queens CountySurrogate, ALICEMARIE E.RICE Clerk of the Surrogate’sCourt GERARD J. SWEENEY,ESQ. Attorney for Petitioner 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th FloorRego Park, New York 11374 (718)459-9000. This Citation is servedupon you as required by law. Youare not obliged to appear in person.If you fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not object tothe relief requested unless you fileformal legal, verified objections.You have a right to have anattorney-at-law appear for you. 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30

• LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE •Michelle Scales-Marino YOUARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogate’s Court , QueensCounty, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard,6th Floor, in Jamaica, New York,on the 11th day of May, 2010 at9:30 A.M., why an Order shouldnot be made in the Adoptionproceeding of Daniel a minor, andwhy the Consent of JenniferMichelle Scales-Marino shouldnot be dispensed with on theground that said natural parenthas abandoned and/or failed tosupport the minor named herein.Set forth fully all relief prayed forin the peti t ion. Wherefore,Petitioners pray for an orderapproving the adoption of theadoptive child, Daniel, by thePetitioners and directing that theadoptive child shall be treated inall respects as the child of thePetitioners and directing that thename of the adoptive child bechanged and that he shallhenceforth be known by the nameof his adoptive parents, and anorder dispensing with the consentof the natural parents together withsuch other and further relief asmay be just and proper. Dated,Attested and Sealed MAR 30 2010(L.S.) HON. ROBERT L.NAHMAN Surrogate, QueensCounty ALICEMARIE E. RICEClerk of the Surrogate’s Court.Daniel S. Drucker, Attorney forthe Petitioner, Address 37-06 82nd

Street, Jackson Heights, NY11372 Telephone Number (718)458-1489. This citation is servedupon you as required by law. Youare not obliged to appear in person.If you fail to appear it will beassumed that you do not object tothe relief requested unless youfile formal legal, verifiedobjections. You have a right tohave an attorney-at-law appear foryou. 4/9

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PROBATE CITATION File No.2009-725/A SURROGATE’SCOURT-QUEENS COUNTYCITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEW YORK,By the Grace of God Free andIndependent TO: the heirs at law,next of kin, and distributes ofAdele Cerveira A/K/A Adele VanGestel Da Mota Cerveira,deceased, if living and if any ofthem be dead, to their heirs at law,next of kin, distributes, legatees,executors, administrators,assignees and successors in

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFOBJECT OF ACTION STATE OFNEW YORK SUPREMECOURT: COUNTY OF QUEENSACTION TO FORECLOSE AMORTGAGE INDEX NO.:27100/09 WELLS FARGOBANK, NA D/B/A AMERICASSERVICING COMPANYPlaintiff, vs. AZARIA BEN-ITSHAK, FANNIE BEN-ITSHAK, Defendant(s) .MORTGAGED PREMISES: 24-15 MOTT AVENUE A/K/A 2415MOTT AVENUE, FARROCKAWAY, NY 11691 SBL #:BLOCK 15691 LOT 28 TO THEABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:You are hereby summoned toanswer the Complaint in thisaction, and to serve a copy of youranswer, or, if the Complaint is notserved with this Summons, to servea notice of appearance, on thePlaintiff(s) attorney(s) withintwenty days after the service ofthis Summons, exclusive of theday of service (or within 30 daysafter the service is complete if thisSummons is not personallydelivered to you within the Stateof New York). In case of yourfailure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint. The Attorneyfor Plaintiff has an office forbusiness in the County of Erie.Trial to be held in the County ofQueens. The basis of the venuedesignated above is the locationof the Mortgaged Premises. Datedthis 8th day of March, 2010, StevenJ. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe

Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 TO: AZARIA BEN-ITSHAK, Defendant(s) In thisAction. The foregoing Summonsis served upon you by publication,pursuant to an order of HON.KEVIN J. KERRIGAN of theSupreme Court of the State of NewYork, dated the 24th day ofFebruary, 2010 and filed with theComplaint in the Office of theQueens County Clerk, in the Cityof Jamaica. The object of thisaction is to foreclose a mortgageupon the premises describedbelow, executed by AZARIABEN-ITSHAK and FANNIEBEN-ITSHAK dated the 5th dayof January, 2005, to secure thesum of $283,000.00, and recordedat Instrument No. 2005000046102in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty of Queens, on the 25thday of January, 2005; whichmortgage was duly assigned byassignment dated the 5th day ofOctober, 2009, and sent forrecording in the Office of the Clerkof Queens County; The propertyin question is described as follows:24-15 MOTT AVENUE A/K/A2415 MOTT AVENUE, FARROCKAWAY, NY 11691 SEEFOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONBlock 15691 and Lot 28 ALL thatcertain plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being at FarRockaway in the Fifth Ward of theBorough and County of Queens,City and State of New York,bounded and described as follows:BEGINNING at the point on theSoutherly side of Mott Avenue,distant 446.82 feet Westerly fromthe corner formed by theintersection of the Southerly sideof Mott Avenue with the Northerlyside of Bayswater Avenue;RUNNING THENCE Westerlyalong the Southerly side of MottAvenue, 41.88 feet; THENCESoutherly on a line forming aninterior angle with the Southerlyside of Mott Avenue of72 degrees47 minutes 10 seconds, 136.91feet; THENCE Easterly 40 feet toa point distant 125.17 feetSoutherly from the Southerly sideof Mott Avenue, as measured on aline drawn parallel with the seconddescribed course from the point ofbeginning; THENCE Northerlyparallel with the second describedcourse and part of the distancethrough a party wall, 125.17 feetto the point or place ofBEGINNING. TOGETHER withan easement for ingress and egressto and from the garage erected inthe rear of the premises over theWesterly two feet to the premisesadjoining on the East, and subjectto a similar easement in favor ofthe premises adjoining to the Eastover the Easterly two feet of thepremises above described.Premises known as 2415 MottAvenue, Far Rockaway, New YorkHELP FOR HOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE NEW YORKSTATE LAW REQUIRES THATWE SEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME. IF YOU FAIL TORESPOND TO THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT IN THIS

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFOBJECT OF ACTION STATE OFNEW YORK SUPREMECOURT: COUNTY OF QUEENSACTION TO FORECLOSE AMORTGAGE INDEX NO.:32278/09 HSBC MORTGAGECORPORATION (USA) Plaintiff,vs. WALWYN JACKSON,Defendant(s). MORTGAGEDPREMISES: 165-43 144THTERRACE, JAMAICA, NY11434 SBL #: BLOCK 13278 LOT78 TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANT: You are herebysummoned to answer theComplaint in this action, and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe Complaint is not served withthis Summons, to serve a notice ofappearance, on the Plaintiff(s)attorney(s) within twenty daysafter the service of this Summons,exclusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the service iscomplete if this Summons is notpersonally delivered to you withinthe State of New York). In case ofyour failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint. The Attorneyfor Plaintiff has an office forbusiness in the County of Erie.Trial to be held in the County ofQueens. The basis of the venuedesignated above is the locationof the Mortgaged Premises. Dated

approach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely careful aboutany such promises and anysuggestions that you pay them afee or sign over your deed. Statelaw requires anyone offering suchservices for profit to enter into acontract which fully describes theservices they will perform and feesthey will charge, and whichprohibits them from taking anymoney from you until they havecompleted all such promisedservices. § 1303 NOTICENOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this summonsand complaint by serving a copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: March 31, 2010 StevenJ. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 The law firm of Steven J.Baum, P.C. and the attorneyswhom it employs are debtcollectors who are attempting tocollect a debt. Any informationobtained by them will be used forthat purpose. 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30

this 31st day of March, 2010,Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s)For Plaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 TO: WALWYNJACKSON, Defendant(s) In thisAction. The foregoing Summonsis served upon you by publication,pursuant to an order of HON.CHARLES J. MARKEY of theSupreme Court of the State of NewYork, dated the 24th day of March,2010 and filed with the Complaintin the Office of the Queens CountyClerk, in the City of Jamaica. Theobject of this action is to foreclosea mortgage upon the premisesdescribed below, executed byWALWYN JACKSON dated the30th day of June, 2008, to securethe sum of $387,000.00, andrecorded at Instrument No.2008000363408 in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County of Queens,on the 12th day of September,2008; which mortgage was dulyassigned by assignment dated the20th day of November, 2009, andsent for recording in the Office ofthe Queens County Clerk. Theproperty in question is describedas follows: 165-43 144THTERRACE, JAMAICA, NY11434 SEE FOLLOWINGDESCRIPTION Block 13278 andLot 78 ALL that certain plot, pieceor parcel of land, with the buildingsand improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being inthe Borough and County ofQueens, City and State of NewYork, bounded and described asfollows: BEGINNING at a pointon the Northerly side of144thTerrace, 50 feet wide, formerlyBurchall Avenue, distant 34. 17feet Westerly, from the cornerformed by the intersection of theNortherly side of 144 th Terracewith the Westerly side of 167thStreet, 50 feet wide, formerlyMasterson Avenue; RUNNINGTHENCE Westerly, along theNortherly side of 144th Terrace,26 feet; THENCE Northerly, on aline at right angles to the Northerlyside of 144th Terrace and part ofthe distance through a party wall,83.1 7 feet; THENCE Easterly,parallel with the Northerly side of144th Terrace, 26 feet; THENCESoutherly, on a line at right anglesto the Northerly side of144thTerrace and part of the distancethrough a party wall, 83.17 feet tothe Northerly side of 144th Terraceat the point or place ofBEGINNING. Premises known as165-43 144th Terrace, Jamaica,New York HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE NEW YORKSTATE LAW REQUIRES THATWE SEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME. IF YOU FAIL TORESPOND TO THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT IN THISFORECLOSURE ACTION, YOUMAY LOSE YOUR HOME.PLEASE READ THESUMMONS AND COMPLAINTCAREFULLY. YOU SHOULDIMMEDIATELY CONTACT ANATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCALLEGAL AID OFFICE TOOBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF.

SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid office, there are governmentagencies and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by the NewYork State Banking Departmentat 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’swebsite atWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely careful aboutany such promises and anysuggestions that you pay them afee or sign over your deed. Statelaw requires anyone offering suchservices for profit to enter into acontract which fully describes theservices they will perform and feesthey will charge, and whichprohibits them from taking anymoney from you until they havecompleted all such promisedservices. § 1303 NOTICENOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this summonsand complaint by serving a copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: March 31, 2010 StevenJ. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 The law firm of Steven J.Baum, P.C. and the attorneyswhom it employs are debtcollectors who are attempting tocollect a debt. Any informationobtained by them will be used forthat purpose. 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30

LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICEinterest whose names are unknownand cannot be ascertained afterdue dil igence ATTORNEYGENERAL OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK PUBLICADMINISTRATOR, COUNTYOF QUEENS. A petition havingbeen duly filed by LOUISEBILLINGHURST who isdomiciled at 7 WINDSOR ROAD,SCARSDALE, NEW YORK10583. YOU ARE HEREBYCITED TO SHOW CAUSE beforethe Surrogate’s Court, QueensCounty, at 88-11 SutphinBoulevard, Jamaica, New York,on the 29th day of April, 2010 at9:30 A.M. of that day, why adecree should not be made in theestate of ADELE CERVEIRAlately domiciled at 83-60 118th

Street, Kew Gardens, New Yorkadmitting to probate a Will datedJanuary 20, 1999 a copy of whichis attached, as the Will of AdeleCerveira deceased, relating to realand personal property, anddirecting that LettersTestamentary issue to: LOUISEBILLINGHURST. MAR 3 2010HON. ROBERT L. NAHMANSurrogate ALICEMARIE E. RICEChief Clerk Attorney forPetitioner James B. KeaneyTelephone Number 212-706-0248Address of Attorney HollyerBrady LLP, 60 E. 42nd Street, Suite1825, New York, New York10165. [Note: This citation isserved upon you as required bylaw. You are not required toappear. If you fail to appear it willbe assumed you do not object tothe relief requested. You have aright to an attorney appear foryou.] 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9



MORTGAGE INDEX NO.:7938/09 WELLS FARGO BANK,N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOROPTION ONE MORTGAGELOAN TRUST 2006-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2006-1 Plaintiff, vs.DASRAT NANDRAM, INDIRADREPAUL, BHOJRAMNANDRAM, IMELDANANDRAM, Defendant(s) .MORTGAGED PREMISES: 145-38 SOUTH ROAD, JAMAICA,NY 11435 SBL #: BLOCK 10082LOT 6 TO THE ABOVE NAMEDDEFENDANT: You are herebysummoned to answer theComplaint in this action, and toserve a copy of your answer, or, ifthe Complaint is not served withthis Summons, to serve a notice ofappearance, on the Plaintiff(s)attorney(s) within twenty daysafter the service of this Summons,exclusive of the day of service (orwithin 30 days after the service iscomplete if this Summons is notpersonally delivered to you withinthe State of New York). In case ofyour failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against youby default for the relief demandedin the Complaint. The Attorneyfor Plaintiff has an office forbusiness in the County of Erie.Trial to be held in the County ofQueens. The basis of the venuedesignated above is the locationof the Mortgaged Premises. Datedthis 8th day of March, 2010, StevenJ. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 TO: IMELDANANDRAM, INDIRADREPAUL and BHOJRAMNANDRAM, Defendant(s) In thisAction. The foregoing Summonsis served upon you by publication,pursuant to an order of HON.KEVIN J. KERRIGAN of theSupreme Court of the State of NewYork, dated the 22nd day ofFebruary, 2010 and filed with theComplaint in the Office of theQueens County Clerk, in the Cityof Jamaica. The object of thisaction is to foreclose a mortgageupon the premises describedbelow, executed by DASRATNANDRAM, IMELDANANDRAM, and INDIRADREPAUL dated the 19th day ofOctober, 2005, to secure the sumof $456,000.00, and recorded atInstrument No. 2005000648218 inthe Office of the Clerk of theCounty of QUEENS, on the 22ndday of November, 2005; whichmortgage was duly assigned byassignment dated the 17th day ofMarch, 2009, and sent forrecording in the Office of the Clerkof QUEENS County; The propertyin question is described as follows:145-38 SOUTH ROAD,JAMAICA, NY 11435 SEEFOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONBlock 10082 and Lot 6 ALL thatcertain plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in theFourth Ward of the Borough andCounty of Queens, City and Stateof New York, known as 145-38South Road. Jamaica, New York,bounded and described as follows:BEGINNING at the corner formedby the intersection of the Southerlyside of South Road, formerly SouthStreet with the Easterly side of

Princeton Street, formerly DeanStreet; RUNNING THENCEEasterly and along the Southerlyside of South Road, 25 feet deed25.02 (actual); THENCESoutherly and parallel withPrinceton Street, 100 feet deed100.04 feet (actual); THENCEWesterly parallel with South Road,25 feet deed 25.02 (actual) to theEasterly side of Princeton Street;THENCE Northerly along the saidEasterly side of Princeton Street,100 feet to the point or place ofBEGINNING. TOGETHER withthe use benefit and right orenjoyment insuring to the ownersof the fee simple, their heirs andassigns or the premisesimmediatelyto the East of theabove described premises, whichsaid rights of way or easementtaken together are 10 be used incommon between the respectiveowners of the fee immediatelyadjoining the said right of way onthe East and the West thereof forthe purpose of ingress and egressfor all purposes. Premises knownas 14538 South Road, Jamaica,New York HELP FORHOMEOWNERS INFORECLOSURE NEW YORKSTATE LAW REQUIRES THATWE SEND YOU THIS NOTICEABOUT THE FORECLOSUREPROCESS. PLEASE READ ITCAREFULLY. SUMMONS ANDCOMPLAINT YOU ARE INDANGER OF LOSING YOURHOME. IF YOU FAIL TORESPOND TO THE SUMMONSAND COMPLAINT IN THISFORECLOSURE ACTION, YOUMAY LOSE YOUR HOME.PLEASE READ THESUMMONS AND COMPLAINTCAREFULLY. YOU SHOULDIMMEDIATELY CONTACT ANATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCALLEGAL AID OFFICE TOOBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF.SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid office, there are governmentagencies and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by the NewYork State Banking Departmentat 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’swebsite atWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely careful aboutany such promises and anysuggestions that you pay them afee or sign over your deed. Statelaw requires anyone offering suchservices for profit to enter into acontract which fully describes theservices they will perform and feesthey will charge, and whichprohibits them from taking anymoney from you until they have

File No.: 2009-823/A CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK BY THE GRACEOF GOD, FREE ANDINDEPENDENT To: NYCHuman Resource AdministrationQueens Center for Rehabilitation& Healthcare DCM ServicesAttorney General Of The State ofNew York The unknowndistributees, legatees, devisees,heirs at law and assignees ofMICHAEL LANDIS, deceased,and “JANE” VOUGIOUKAS ortheir estates, if any there be, whosenames, places of residence andpost office addresses are unknownto the petitioner and cannot withdue diligence be ascertained.Being the persons interested ascreditors, legatees, distributees orotherwise in the Estate ofMICHAEL LANDIS, deceased,who at the time of death was aresident of 157-15 19th Avenue,Whitestone, NY 11357, in theCounty of Queens, State of NewYork. SEND GREETING: Uponthe peti t ion of LOIS M.ROSENBLATT, PublicAdministrator of Queens County,who maintains her office at 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica,Queens County, New York 11435,as Administrator of the Estate ofMICHAEL LANDIS, deceased,you and each of you are herebycited to show cause before theSurrogate at the Surrogate’s Courtof the County of Queens, to beheld at the Queens GeneralCourthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Cityand State of New York, on the 6thday of May, 2010 at 9:30 o’clockin the forenoon, why the Accountof Proceedings of the PublicAdministrator of Queens County,as Administrator of the Estate ofsaid deceased, a copy of which isattached, should not be judiciallysettled, and why the Surrogateshould not f ix and allow areasonable amount ofcompensation to GERARD J.

Index No.:16238/09 DateSummons Filed:19th day of June,2009 Plaintiff resides at:72-34Woodside Avenue, 2nd Floor,Woodside, NY 11377 SUMMONSSUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF QUEENS CARLOSPEREZ Plaintiff, vs VIDALIACRUZ Defendant. ACTION FORA DIVORCE To the above-namedDefendant:VIDALIA CRUZ YOUARE HEREBY SUMMONED toanswer the complaint in this actionand to serve a copy of your answeron the Plaintiff/Plaintiff ’sAttorney within 20 days after theservice of this Summons,exclusive of the day of service,where service is made by deliveryupon you personally within thestate, or within thirty days aftercompletion of service whereservice is made in any othermanner. In case of your failure toappear or answer, judgment willbe taken against you by default forthe relief demanded in thecomplaint. Dated this 17th day ofJune, 2009 Nazmeen Salfarlie,Esq. Salfarlie, Salfarlie & Assoc.,P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 88-18Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11435Telephone: (718)291-7433Facsimile: (718)291-7424. 4/2,4/9, 4/16

LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICE • LEGAL NOTICESWEENEY, ESQ., for legalservices rendered to petitionerherein in the amount of $629.20and that the Court fix the fair andreasonable additional fee for anyservices to be rendered byGERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ.,hereafter in connection withproceedings on kinship, claimsetc., prior to entry of a final Decreeon this accounting in the amountof 6% of assets or income collectedafter the date of the withinaccounting; and why the Surrogateshould not fix and allow an amountequal to one percent on saidSchedules of the total assets onSchedules A, A1, and A2 plus anyadditional monies receivedsubsequent to the date of thisaccount, as the fair and reasonableamount payable to the Office ofthe Public Administrator for theexpenses of said office pursuantto S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and whyand why the claim from the QueensCenter for Rehabili tation &Healthcare in the amount of$20,401.98 should not be rejected;and why the claim from DCMServices in the amount of$1,610.33 should not be rejected;and why the priority claim of TheDepartment of Social Servicesshould not be paid to the extent ofthe net distributable estate, Dated,Attested and Sealed 8th day ofMarch, 2010 GERARD J.SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000, 95-25 Queens Boulevard,11th Floor, Rego Park, New York11374 HON. ROBERT L.NAHMAN Surrogate, QueensCounty ALICEMARIE E. RICEClerk of the Surrogate’s Court.This citation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are notobliged to appear in person. If youfail to appear it will be assumedthat you do not object to the reliefrequested unless you file formallegal, verified objections. Youhave a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. AccountingCitation 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OFOBJECT OF ACTION STATE OFNEW YORK SUPREMECOURT: COUNTY OF QUEENSACTION TO FORECLOSE A

completed all such promisedservices. § 1303 NOTICENOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this summonsand complaint by serving a copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: March 8, 2010 Steven J.Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 The law firm of Steven J.Baum, P.C. and the attorneyswhom it employs are debtcollectors who are attempting tocollect a debt. Any informationobtained by them will be used forthat purpose. 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9.

FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOUMAY LOSE YOUR HOME.PLEASE READ THESUMMONS AND COMPLAINTCAREFULLY. YOU SHOULDIMMEDIATELY CONTACT ANATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCALLEGAL AID OFFICE TOOBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TOPROTECT YOURSELF.SOURCES OF INFORMATIONAND ASSISTANCE The stateencourages you to becomeinformed about your options inforeclosure. In addition to seekingassistance from an attorney or legalaid office, there are governmentagencies and non-profitorganizations that you may contactfor information about possibleoptions, including trying to workwith your lender during thisprocess. To locate an entity nearyou, you may call the toll-freehelpline maintained by the NewYork State Banking Departmentat 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’swebsite atWWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US.FORECLOSURE RESCUESCAMS Be careful of people whoapproach you with offers to “save”your home. There are individualswho watch for notices offoreclosure actions in order tounfairly profit from ahomeowner’s distress. Youshould be extremely careful aboutany such promises and anysuggestions that you pay them afee or sign over your deed. Statelaw requires anyone offering suchservices for profit to enter into acontract which fully describes theservices they will perform and feesthey will charge, and whichprohibits them from taking anymoney from you until they havecompleted all such promisedservices. § 1303 NOTICENOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGEROF LOSING YOUR HOME If youdo not respond to this summonsand complaint by serving a copyof the answer on the attorney forthe mortgage company who filedthis foreclosure proceeding againstyou and filing the answer with thecourt, a default judgment may beentered and you can lose yourhome. Speak to an attorney or goto the court where your case ispending for further informationon how to answer the summonsand protect your property. Sendinga payment to your mortgagecompany will not stop thisforeclosure action. YOU MUSTRESPOND BY SERVING ACOPY OF THE ANSWER ONTHE ATTORNEY FOR THEPLAINTIFF (MORTGAGECOMPANY) AND FILING THEANSWER WITH THE COURT.DATED: March 8, 2010 Steven J.Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) ForPlaintiff(s), 220 NorthpointeParkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY14228 The law firm of Steven J.Baum, P.C. and the attorneyswhom it employs are debtcollectors who are attempting tocollect a debt. Any informationobtained by them will be used forthat purpose. 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9.



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HISTORY ROUNDTABLEApril 17th @ 1:00 PM

The Revolutionary War: the battlesof Lexington and Concord’

Greater Astoria Historical Society

WALKING TOUR:April 24th @ 11:00 AM

Rainey Park to Whitey Ford Field-Meet at Rainey Park Main Entrance

(Vernon Blvd & 34th Ave.)Reservations 718-278-0700 $10

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St. Sebastian’sClass of ’78 ReunionFriday, April 30th

Donovan’s PubPlease contact Eileen Horan at

[email protected]

BILINGUAL THEATRE FORCHILDREN WORKSHOP

Saturday mornings from April 10-June 19 from 10am to 12pmThalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17

Greenpoint Ave, SunnysideInfo and Reservations: contact

Soledad López or Kathryn Giaimo at(718) 729-3880, or visit the website

at: www.thaliatheatre.org

BILINGUAL WORKSHOP FORYOUTH

Mondays from April 5 -June 21from 6-9PM

Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17Greenpoint Ave, Info and

Reservations: (718) 729-3880

Workshop on Baby Fingers –Mommy & Me Sign Language

ProgramApril 10th 10:30 am-11:30 am

LaGuardia Community College- C-Building at 29-10 Thomson Ave, LIC

RSVP is strongly recommended.FREE To reserve a seat, call

(866) 553-3609

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RUMMAGE SALESaturday April 17th 10am-3pm

All Saints’ ChurchMany bargains! Come and see for

yourself. Refreshments will beavailable at reasonable costs.

All Are Welcome!46th Street between Queens Blvd.

and 43 Avenue, SunnysideThe TempestApril: 15-18, 21-25, 28-30 @ 8pmMatinee April 25th @ 3:30pmTickets $15The Secret Theatre4402 23rd St. LIC, 718-392-0722

MANTI NIGHTSaturday April 10th @ 7:30PMTurkish Cultural Center, WomenSociety43-49 45th St. SunnysideFREE EventEmail to attend: [email protected]

A Party Band for ALL Occasions!Call: 516-805-5575 or Email [email protected]

Corporate Events-WeddingsPrivate Parties

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If you have an event that youwould like to publish in the

ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE, pleaseemail [email protected]. orcall 718-729-3772 Please provide a

brief description.

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NOTE: The GAHS is located at 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor. Open everySaturday from 12:00pm to 5:00pmand Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 pm.

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